Postcard from Bishkek

Douglas Adams, the author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy“, (HHGTTG or H2G2 to aficionados), may be famous for his answer to “the great question of … Life, the Universe and Everything … “, (that is: “forty-two”), but his quirky sense of humour also resulted in a number of interesting “one liners”.  One of [...]

Almost two weeks ago, we marked my fifteen years here in Kyrgyzstan.  Today, Saturday August 7th, we mark the tenth anniversary of the opening of our hotel, The Silk Road Lodge, here in Bishkek. Birthdays and Anniversaries are taken very seriously here in Kyrgyzstan.  People like to take every opportunity for holding a celebration.  When [...]